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AWS Servers (Flexible) · $20.56/mo (1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
Cloudways AWS 1GB at $20.56/mo is significantly overpriced compared to direct AWS alternatives and other managed cloud providers. You can get comparable or better specs for $3-5/mo with lower hidden-cost exposure, though you'll trade managed features for more self-service responsibility.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s at $2/mo intro pricing with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro price is promotional on 1-year contract; renewal pricing jumps 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled free tier is tiered at $0.036-0.018/GB.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20GB SSD, 1TB bandwidth at $3.88/mo with unmanaged access; 99.99% implied uptime.
Caveat: Unmanaged by default (managed add-ons +$10-25/mo); renewal pricing substantially higher; intro pricing requires longer contract terms.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10GB Standard SSD at $3.5/mo with industry-leading 99.999% SLA and simple backup add-ons.
Caveat: Backup add-ons are percentage surcharges (10-60% depending on frequency); data transfer beyond Fair Transfer Policy may incur overages.
512MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20GB SSD, 1TB transfer at $3.5/mo; native AWS with 99.9% SLA and simpler billing than Cloudways.
Caveat: Lower RAM than Cloudways plan; data transfer overage varies by AWS region ($0.09-0.132/GB); Windows bundles cost 70-90% more.
1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20GB NVMe, 5TB transfer at $4/mo with 99.95% SLA and no per-GB bandwidth overage within allowance.
Caveat: Non-dedicated CPU thread; Windows/SQL licensing adds undisclosed surcharges at checkout; powered-off servers may still accrue charges.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · STARDUST1-S | $0.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS XS | $2/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 2 | $2.09/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | Shared Hosting · Core | $2.99/mo | 512 MB RAM, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 512MB | $3.32/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/0.5GB | $3.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 0.5GB (Linux, IPv6) | $3.5/mo | 512 MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers - Starter · STARTER-1xCPU-1GB | $3.5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB Standard SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Virtual Machines · B1ls | $3.8/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 512MB | $4/mo | 512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Type A base (Availability, 1 vCPU/1GB) | $4/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Alibaba Cloud | Simple Application Server · economy-e-2c-0.5g | $4.55/mo | 512 MB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
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